|District|Vacator|Reason for change|Successor|Date successor seated|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Indiana's 8th|Disputed|House declared McCloskey the winner after auditors from the US General Accounting Office conducted a recount and Republican floor votes were rejected|Frank McCloskey (D)|May 1, 1985|
|Louisiana's 8th|Gillis W. Long (D)|Died January 20, 1985|Catherine S. Long (D)|March 30, 1985|
|Texas's 1st|Sam B. Hall (D)|Resigned May 27, 1985 after being appointed judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas|Jim Chapman (D)|August 3, 1985|
|New York's 6th|Joseph P. Addabbo (D)|Died April 10, 1986|Alton R. Waldon, Jr. (D)|June 10, 1986|
|Hawaii's 1st|Cecil Heftel (D)|Resigned July 11, 1986|Neil Abercrombie (D)|September 20, 1986|
|North Carolina's 10th|Jim Broyhill (R)|Resigned July 14, 1986 after being appointed to the US Senate|Cass Ballenger (R)|November 4, 1986|
|Illinois's 4th|George M. O'Brien (R)|Died July 17, 1986|Vacant|Not filled this term|
|Illinois's 14th|John E. Grotberg (R)|Died November 15, 1986|Vacant|Not filled this term|
|North Carolina's 3rd|Charles O. Whitley (D)|Resigned December 31, 1986|Vacant|Not filled this term|

Question: how many republicans are listed as representatives?
Answer: 4